consequent
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt/
The English word “consequent” has 7 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
- Of or pertaining to consequences.
- Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.
noun
- The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
- An event which follows another.
- The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.
- A consequent stream.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French conséquent, from Latin consequens, consequentem, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.
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